The addition of Cole Assailly to the Cranbrook Bucks inaugural season roster was not unlike a lot of the others. The 2003-born defenseman was recruited from the Rink Hockey Academy Nationals in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He spent the 2019-20 season in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League’s U18 Prep division […]
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BCHL Today: Grizz reacquire defenseman Clark, Capitals swing a pair of out-of-province deals, Eagles recruit Gabrielson, and more
Grizzlies bring Clark back into the fold Victoria acquires 2002-born defenseman Braydon Clark from Winkler (MJHL) for future considerations. The Flyers acquired Clark in a trade from the Grizzlies last June, a day after Victoria picked him up from Merritt.#BCHL | @BCHLNetwork pic.twitter.com/NYKrOV6K06 — Brian Wiebe (@Brian_Wiebe) January 28, […]
BCHL Today: Vees add defenseman from Quebec, Chiefs bring back Penney, Bulldogs make Nause signing official, and more
Vees add WJAC silver medallist Chapleau NEWS: The Vees have acquired D Philippe Chapleau ('00) from the @cflongueuilaaa in exchange for future considerations! Welcome to Penticton, Philippe! DETAILS 📝 | https://t.co/8qYYsqv1hD#BCHL pic.twitter.com/BKw9LRIwsa — Penticton Vees (@PentictonVees) November 21, 2020 The Penticton Vees made a trade on Friday that sees […]
BCHL Today: Clippers acquire Gerrie, Spruce Kings sign Fairlie, and Grizzlies trade Babic
Clippers bring in veteran forward Gerrie Nanaimo Clippers acquire Keighan Gerrie Posted by Nanaimo Clippers Jr. A Hockey Club on Thursday, October 15, 2020 The Nanaimo Clippers added a proven junior A scorer on Thursday with the addition of 2001-born forward Keighan Gerrie from the Waterloo Black Hawks of the […]
BCHL Today: Spruce Kings trade Zloty to Manitoba, numerous BCHL alumni become NHL free agents, and more
TRADE | The Spruce Kings have traded F Jackson Zloty ('00) to the Swan Valley Stampeders (MJHL) in exchange for future considerations. DETAILS –> https://t.co/0wmpqHNNr4#TrueBlue | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/Re87PSgq0i — Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) October 7, 2020 The Prince George Spruce Kings have traded 2000-born forward Jackson Zloty to […]
Revisiting the 2014 RBC Cup
The Vernon Vipers last trip to the Royal Bank Cup was in 2014 when they hosted the tournament. In this article, I look back at the tournament for the Vipers and for the four other teams that spent eight days in the Okanagan Valley playing for a national championship. […]
Bucks at a glance: AJ Vasko
In March, the Cranbrook Bucks announced their sixth player commitment, 2002-born forward AJ Vasko. At the time, he was just the third forward to commit to the Bucks, joining Noah Leibl and Brendan Rogers. The La Selle, Manitoba product spent the last three seasons playing on various teams at […]
BCHL Today: Smoke Eaters trade one defenseman and acquire another, Vees pick up 2019 CJHL rookie of the year finalist, and more
Smokies make a pair of trades TRADE: Smoke Eaters make two moves as they acquire Carson Hemenway from Notre Dame Jr. Hounds. While sending Kyle Pow to West Kelowna. Article: https://t.co/iuIhPcFQOu Welcome to Trail Carson and thank you Kyle Pow!#WeAreSmokeEaters pic.twitter.com/yWKJLxiheS — Trail Smoke Eaters (@BCHLSmokeEaters) August 27, 2020 […]
Revisiting Rivermen trades from the 2019-20 season
The 2019-20 season saw the Langley Rivermen make eight trades to help bolster their lineup. The first two came last summer before the season started, they then made a trade in each of the first three months of the season, and finally, before the roster freeze in January, the […]
Spruce Kings off season: June, July and August
The Prince George Spruce Kings were very busy these last three months. General manager Mike Hawes executed several trades to help improve goal scoring and while PG continues to prepare for the upcoming season, they’ve also said goodbye to several players that aged out. In a previous article, I […]